

Judd Hirsch
Actor · ProducerJudd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs (2005–2010). He is also well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People (1980), Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Uncut Gems (2019), and The Fabelmans (2022). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The 42-year gap between his first nomination (Ordinary People in 1980) and second (The Fabelmans in 2022) is the longest in history.
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Fantasy Life
2026
Fred

The Best You Can
2025
Walter Rand

Stay Forte
2025

Rally Caps
2024
Herb

iMordecai
2023
Mordecai Samel

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
Self

Showing Up
2023
Bill

Hollywood Stargirl
2022
Mr. Mitchell

The Fabelmans
2022
Uncle Boris

Burning at Both Ends
2021
Bertrand

A Deadly Legend
2020
Carl Turner

Uncut Gems
2019
Gooey

Gone Hollywood
2019
Lev Kertzman

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017
Self

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
L.J. Shapiro

Summer Camp Island
2017
Shark / Monster Under the Bed (voice)

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
Self
- Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque
2016
Julius Levinson

Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
Julius Levinson

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
Self

Altered Minds
2014
Dr. Nathaniel Shellner

Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014
Ben

This Must Be the Place
2011
Mordecai Midler

Tower Heist
2011
Mr. Simon

Silent Witness
2011
Saul Rubin

The Muppets
2011
Judd Hirsch

Polish Bar
2010
Uncle Sol

Brother's Shadow
2006
Leo Groden

Zeyda and the Hitman
2004
Gideon Schub

Who Killed the Federal Theatre?
2003
Narrator

A Beautiful Mind
2001
Helinger

Rocky Marciano
1999
Al Weill

Out of the Cold
1999
Leon Axelrod

Man on the Moon
1999
Self (uncredited)

Color of Justice
1997
Sam Lind

Independence Day
1996
Julius Levinson

The 1964 World's Fair
1996
Narrator

The Making of 'Independence Day'
1996
Self (archive footage)

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
1995

Betrayal of Trust
1994
Jules Masserman

Coney Island
1991
(voice)

She Said No
1990
Martin Knapek

Running on Empty
1988
Arthur Pope

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
Capt. David Matthews
- Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
1986
Self - Narrator (voice)

First Steps
1985
Dr. Jerrold Petrofsky

Brotherly Love
1985
Ben Ryder / Harry Ryder

Teachers
1984
Roger Rubell

The Goodbye People
1984
Arthur Korman

Lights
1984
Narrator

Without a Trace
1983
Al Menetti

I Love Liberty
1982
Self

Night of 100 Stars
1982
Self

Ordinary People
1980
Dr. Berger

Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
Herb Rollie

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
1979
Count Dracula

Sooner or Later
1979
Bob Walters

King of the Gypsies
1978
Groffo

The Keegans
1976
Lt. Marco Ciardi

Fear on Trial
1975
Saul

The Legend of Valentino
1975
Jack Auerbach

The Law
1974
Murray Stone

Serpico
1973
Cop (uncredited)

Jump
1971
Man (uncredited)
- The December Cross
The December Cross

Eugene Gregan: Born Dead
Self





